Re: [Callers] dance request

2015-04-20 Thread Laur via Callers
yes, thanks! ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~ On Monday, April 20, 2015 10:36 PM, frannie via Callers wrote: Definitely Frannie not

Re: [Callers] dance request

2015-04-20 Thread frannie via Callers
Definitely Frannie not Fannie. :-) ~Frannie Marr. Southern California On Apr 20, 2015 7:31 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance > you're looking for? > > *Frannie's Alarm Clock* by Luke

Re: [Callers] dance request

2015-04-20 Thread Maia McCormick via Callers
Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance you're looking for? *Frannie's Alarm Clock* by Luke Donforth (becket, counterclockwise; mod+) *A1:* gents alle. L 1 1/2; N swing *A2:* long lines, ladies roll next N; ladies chain *B1:* half hey; single file circle R in

[Callers] dance request

2015-04-20 Thread Laur via Callers
Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? Thanks -  Laurie PWest MI ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~

Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings?

2015-04-20 Thread Dugan Murphy via Callers
Hi Maia, I used to organize my dance cards by difficulty, but currently, I use categories in my box that are largely based on dance-defining figures (Petronella, star promenade) and types of progression (slide left, circle-pass-through). I find that system of organization to be more useful when

Re: [Callers] Projecting That "It's All OK"

2015-04-20 Thread Ron Blechner via Callers
Yes!

[Callers] Projecting That "It's All OK"

2015-04-20 Thread Jerome Grisanti via Callers
One of the lessons I learned in a Bruce Hamilton workshop was that the caller's attitude is a tool and it must be kept sharp. He mentioned the example of Bob Dalsemer always projecting a strong sense of well-being, everything is going just fine. I realized that while my stage presence often did

Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings?

2015-04-20 Thread Lindsey Dono via Callers
Alan wrote:"A caller can make any dance difficult, and a caller can put across an intrinsically more difficult dance with clarity, confidence, and precise prompting.  So some of that suitability of dance to crowd has to deal with the state of the caller.  This makes it hard to write down a